Skills

08 January 2014 #SMMT News

Jaguar Land Rover has launched a campaign to recruit around 600 people to its new engine plant in Wolverhampton over the next four years.

24 December 2013 #SMMT News

In virtually every respect, 2013 was one of the most successful years for the UK automotive industry in recent times.

13 December 2013 #SMMT News

BMW Group has announced that it will issue a further 1,000 permanent recruitment contracts across its four UK manufacturing plants.

12 December 2013 #SMMT News

Engine component manufacturer, Schaeffler UK Ltd, has won ‘Best Company’ in the Pathway to Apprenticeship (PtA) Awards 2013, in recognition of the company’s ongoing support and commitment to the programme.

11 December 2013 #SMMT News

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that the company’s leather shop has been expanded following the continued success of the Phantom, Ghost and newly-launched Wraith.

03 December 2013 #SMMT News

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is seeking candidates for its 2014 Apprentice Programme, which will see successful applicants working with skilled craftspeople across a range of the firm’s manufacturing sections.

27 November 2013 #SMMT News

At yesterday’s SMMT Annual Dinner (26 November), Jake Larsson, of Cranfield University, was announced as the winner of the 2013 Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award. His creative idea: the Sensory Integration System impressed the judging panel of industry experts and will

26 November 2013 #SMMT News

Influential figures from across the UK automotive industry gathered in London today to celebrate the achievements of 31 young people in a groundbreaking initiative to enhance skills in the sector.

26 November 2013 #SMMT News

Business Secretary, Vince Cable MP, has announced that Lotus has secured a grant of £10.44 million as part of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF), which will see the firm create more than 300 new jobs.

13 November 2013 #SMMT News

As the latest unemployment figures show a fall in the number of jobless in the UK, Jaguar Land Rover has launched a new work experience scheme to boost the prospects of young people in search of work.

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